exato!!!!

Richie qdo toca sua guitarra tem algo muito especial, ele entrega com paixão do fundo da alma enquanto o Phil é tecnicamente muito bom.

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Nicely said.

It’s true. Phil’s is trying to honor Ritchie not rip in his own style. Also good to hear them making mistakes so you know it’s live 03:57.

You put it in the right words.

Because Phil isnt gonna let the fans down and hasnt played on 10 records of Jovi classics yet.

@@cynicalidealist2301 as a guitarist phil is better, but sambora is bon jovi's integral part.

Well said. Phil doesn’t add the soul to it.

Maybe when Phil has written the parts in future his heart may be more in it. But jons voice is struggling so not sure how sustainable it all is.

awww hell yeahhhh🔥🔥

Not forgetting Richies voice …. it’s excellent 👍🏻

That's what im thinking bro, Richie wrote de solo. Phil X its really good, but Richie wrote that master piece bro.

Like a lead guitarist to a band. Truth.

Yeah. Don't have a dog in this fight but you're right. Not sure about X's vocals, but Richie's voice was also key to the BJ sound, I'd say.

Kevin Storer .....................

Uh no. Sambora is a great guitarist. Slash is sloppy shit

Except richie is way better than slash but love both i would love to see tracii guns in gnr since he wss the original lol

Agree

Chemistry?

​@@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock yes it is

I must confess that I missed him in the beginning but now it is over and he spoiled himself what is a pity but "the show must go on". I hope one day he will get over it.

Totalmente de acuerdo, Jon tenía muy buena voz, pero sin la magia de RICHIE, el éxito de BJB no hubiese sido el mismo.

Obviously you have never seen Steven Maynard "The Riffmaster" Clark live - 'Gods of War', 'Too Late For Love', 'Bringing On The Heartbreak', 'Photograph, 'Wasted', 'Saturday Night' etc, etc etc. Steve was responsible for 90% of the lyrics, his melodies, harmonies, hooks, bends, his loose hands with his Kahler, Steve was a genius, live he blew roofs off stadiums. Leppard since he passed away has had arguably only mid success commercially, apart from imo around 5 songs they have never recovered from Steve death - hence their live gigs, Steve gifted them a staggering catalogue. Leppard [and this is amazing really for a non US UK band] are, along with Van Halen - the only hard rock band to have [2] different records RIAC Certified 'Diamond'. 1. 'Pyromania' has to date sold 25+ million units in the US alone; and 2. 'Hysteria' has to date sold 25+ million units in the US alone. JBJ + Joe Elliot have been extremely good mates since the 80's. Sadly JBJ's voice has imo gone - Elliot's voice is 'raspier' - he cannot reach the levels he once did but given his age that's just the way it is obviously, but Elliot still can sing bloody well. Although I loathe JBJ's endless anti 45 rhetoric, and his support for Democrats given what they have inflicted on Americans - I truly hope his voice gets back to a level that he feels is good enough to tour. And I also would LOVE to see Richie back too, even if as stated am not a real BJ fan, I 'm'however a fan of RS !!! And I 'do' love several of their songs, anyone who says they don't is imo insane !!! Richie is a VERY different player to Steve - RS for me, and NEVER being a BJ fan, I have always liked Richie. When he left, to see Phil X just cannot play the 'way' Richie did, like Steve, his guitar playing bleeds genuine emotion. NOT being critical of X, just a subjective opinion he cannot replicate RS - just as Vivian cannot ever replicate Steve, or the kabuki clown Tommee Thayer can never replicate the genuine guitar icon Ace Frehley. Thanks for the post !!!

I feel you brother

True, because Richie is Richie

​@@ianamaia8480 that's a fact and it's not Bon Jovi without Richie Sambora

Absolutely agree that it is a thoroughly and truly underrated song. Probably too long for radio airtime, and the song without the solos is pointless. Love how it showcases the drums, the piano and the guitar, too.

Mine too how bout that! November 3 1992

😂 So true. He looks identical since I first saw him live live in 89

Fredy IKR????? I LOVE David Bryan. I hope he keeps those blonde curls FOREVER!!! I would love to know what his IQ is. He was debating between Juilliard and med school after high school when Jon convinced him that it might last a few weeks. LOL, look at them now!!!

Vampire from Jersey man!!! Drinks Jager Bombs instead of blood thou.

@jon gibson Me too!

That's because they spent all that time with the Ents and grew taller and shit.......

Bahahahaha yeah ok. Go home dude. Your drunk.

@@genesisfan029 I've been home since early March mate 😂

Being a good musician isn't just about technical proficiency, again and again Richie has composed amazing guitar breaks and solos that have carried Bon Jovi songs to greatness.

There’s a reason Richie is The King of Swing. He’s the GOAT

That guitar solo is one of may fave solos ever!! Its part of an amazing song!! Ritchie....legend!!

That is true

Marc N If you don't know what the "issues" were/are, you aren't a Bon Jovi fan. There were no fights, Richie "just didn't go to work". He left the band after about 20 shows in the Because We Can tour. They hadn't even left the states yet. Richie said he absolutely needed to spend time with his 16yo daughter. What that translated into was him recording a solo album (which didn't do too well) and hooking up with guitar legend Orianthi, taking over her tour, and having all the sex he could possibly want. The closest they've come to being together again was when Richie showed up for their R&R HOF induction. Everybody in the band whose been there forever treated Richie like a long lost friend, but it was obvious he was out of his comfort zone since he just up and left the guys without so much as a goodbye. That pretty much sums it up. To this day, Jon denies any form of a fight or argument, he just didn't show up. That was when he made a frantic call to Phil X.

@sha broussard I think Phil does a GREAT job. They can't compare the 2 on their last album. That was all new music with Phil instead of Richie.

@sha broussard but the last albums do not sound good,

@@charlythor7836 you are right they sound better, a new fresh sound.

As someone who loves Bon Jovi since 2005 (Richie inspired me to play the Guitar when I was 14) I second this comment. 🙂

I know!!!!! its sad to think how underrated he is :(

Look at all music even RnB after around like 2001 or 2002, blues was the basis of almost EVERY tune out on the radio. Break almost any song down before computer driven BS took over and you'll find blues as the basis. Letting computers perfect everything had killed music. Take a metronome, start some of this biggest songs and anthems in rock for example. Let it click through the whole song and watch the timings show the human factor. It will at times slow down and speed up. Look up Rick Beato on youtube, he does an experiment and explains it all showing some Led zep and other songs which are considered timeless classics with a metronome. Then do the same with even rock after 2002. These days theres a job in the studio to listen and fix everything that's not 100% on time. You remove the human factor in it and its just sounds wrong. Richie comes from a massive blues background. He grew up playing old school blues. Phil is a technical player who grew up in the perfection era. Both amazing players, but Phil will never have the title of a guitar hero as we knew it back in the day, nor will any super technical player that's currently out there. Ask yourself, why was Clapton, BB King, Jimmy Page all standing out? BB King can express more emotion in 1 note than any new guitarist these days can in a million. Prove me wrong...

Chris Turner I agree with most of that. Another of my favourite guitarist is Gary Moore, who for me puts more emotion into his playing then anybody else. But don’t disrespect modern players too much... everything changes. Kotzen, Gilbert & bettencourt are also wonderful guitarist, that could be described as technical players. And of course Vie is a ground breaking guitarist, that sounds like nobody else and who is constantly re-inventing playing or certainly was.

Check out some Phil X and the Drills and get your face melted. Super aggro Foo Fighters with a better sense of humor.

But an absolutely awesome song writer with Richie…as they wrote almost all these songs together!

Smokestack Studios Gembrook especially when you consider for Phil’s first show saving performance, he learned the entire set on the plane flying from Cali to I think Toronto! Phil is not pretentious or fake, he loves rock music and has an outstanding ear and touch. I’ve n very been much of a Bon Jovie fan (in HS when they hit it big), but I do enjoy the energy Phil brings now.

Great jon found someone to take over from richie it was unfortunate what happened between richie and jon pity he left half way through tour bot only did he let Jon down it was the whole band and all the fans who prob saved for ages to buy tickets but in the end it was his decision even if it was maybe not the right one but we have ro move on and support the band now

I so agree with you but.... Let me say that Phil should use his ear much more carefully at this solo.... Yes I believe the next year's he will be better and better but on this video unfortunately Phil's solo hit so far away from sampora... Sad to say cause at the end of the day as a fun of the group I would love somehow the same sound if not a much better one.

I grew up listening to Bon Jovi and have to say that some of their albums have been a bit too corporate for me. Most of the albums between New Jersey and This House were pretty bland honestly and felt like the same songs just with different lyrics. But I don't need to take anyone's side. People want different things and I love Richie's work including with RSO. I even think he's a better singer than Jon and Jon is more of a businessman, writer and showman. But this isn't high school and I don't feel the need to show any loyalty by discarding one or the other - unless they are going to give me royalties to do so (and they aren't).

Heart > Technique bub, that's why you see no guitar heroes anymore. Great technical players everywhere, zero heart in any.

Martin Ellenberger Unfortunately, X doesn’t have any songs or solos of his own that are very well known.

good point.

And that would still definitely sound like Richie's!

Yes it is 🤓👍❤️

Phil X plays better than God.

Not all the hit songs. Richie didn't co-write Runaway, Living in Sin, Blaze of Glory (adopted by the band), Bed of Roses, I Believe, Dry County, Always, etc...

@@Valandor_Celestial_Warlock playing better doesnt mean u r the image of the band. Replace slash with steve vai, u wont call it gnr

@@jp3813 he played the gutar solos that are integral part of those songs.

@@GodsOfWar666 All the band members played integral parts of each song except for Runaway (besides Hugh McDonald) & Blaze of Glory. But the OP was still wrong about Richie co-writing ALL (every single one of) the hits.

Concordo com tudo q vc falou, aquele solo é fenomenal e eu nunca vi o richie fazer igual, realmente maravilhoso.

concordo 100% com sua fala. o cara é incomparável...

No disrespect to the band but they replaced Richie with 2 guitarist and a singer....the magic between Jon and Richie will never be replicated.

And is more in tune...

Well said.

😉👍

Nie tylko gitara i granie Ritchiego było dobre ale cała twórczość i wykonanie. W niektórych piosenkach brakuje poprostu drugiego głosu w śpiewie jaki dawał Sambora...to nadawało klimatu i nastrój. Dlatego kiedy odszedł Ritchie odczuwamy taką stratę ducha tego zespołu...co innego grać, a co innego grać i śpiewać i jednocześnie dbać o atmosferę na koncercie ;) pod tym względem Ritchie jest duszą tego zespołu i Bon Jovi o tym doskonale wie ;)

Obviously. They should have compared that one with Richie's solo from Hamburg 93 or the one at Wembley 95. Phil is great, but Richie ranges vastly.

Phil does a good job playing Richie's songs...😐

Exactly. I saw him in Montreal and he was really awesome! So full of energy and having fun.

same here. 2013 and 2018 🙂 good nights too

And, if I'm correct, the video of Phil X was filmed during the 2013 What About Now Tour. He's a lot more comfortable with the songs: he's changed some solos and, although I love Richie's solos, Phil's are pretty good too.

Phil is full of energy and positivity. You can tell by the smile on his face. Sadly, he's the best replacement for Richie. I said sadly, because no one wanted to see Richie leaving the mothership.

I saw them in Melbourne late last year. Phil does play all songs great. In fact some of his subtle modifications also sound great. But, the solos have a certain feel to them which is Richie’s. and that cannot be copied. I realised this when they played Bed of Roses. It just did not sound like the way it is supposed to sound. Played perfectly though. That’s the thing I’m talking about. Richie’s personality will always be missing. We just have to live with that. It’s fine. I’ll take it I guess.

You realize those rankings are nonsense, right? Phil is a better player. Period. It's Ritchie's own fault that Phil is up there and not him.

@@vonmilash823 more technical doesn't mean a better guitarist

Richie IS magic

Well said I concur with u.the same can be said about Kirk hammett on kill em all 4 songs dave Mustaine co wrote on because he was the lead Guitarist 1st

I don't know....the dude that plays Stairway to Heaven's solo on non the less "The Kennedy Center Honors Led Zeppelin"....hands Jimmy Page his ass in a box with a nice bow on it.

@@contact1araya - It just goes to show that we all have different tastes. I thought that was an extremely poor version of the solo and didn't reach the level of Page at all. Better than the version that Page did during the live aid in 85 with Phil Colins drumming (And stuffing them up) though. He went through a bad stage, but in his peak, he was brilliant.

Dry County is rare unfortunatelly (1% chance on this tour). This song is on spot #1 on my wishlist. (I'd rather see them playing this song instead of Livin' on a prayer for example).

Jon has said multiple times that he knows Richie did not desire to hurt him in any way. we the fans do NOT know what it is like playing in the same band for over thirty years like Richie did. Jon was the one who desired to tour to death and he ignored the cries of the members to chill for a minute. Plus Richie had that abusing drug and alcohol problem we do NOT know how long the band had to deal with that foolishness. David said Richie was not in the band cause of his drug problem. so there u go.. He said Rico went to rehab ONE tome and has not gone by since but that is a rarity to just have to go once

PhilX it's the boss

Never ever....Richies solos are unique and you can clearly hear his passion in every single note. The Solos from the latest Album are all boring and sound same

If Ritchie gets rid of cousin it in high heels and gives up the drink or drugs he could own the world but til then he is just an arse whole

@@jimking3288 Whos Cousin It? lol

Mistake at 3:57 shows that he is still human haha

He is fired!

@@dusvaleo73 no he just left